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aO's from the city dont know what they are talking about.The main culprit is freshly born female green heads that blow over from NJ swamps and set up shop in the salt marshes.Very aggressive, THE WORST and products like "Off" don't stop them

read wikipedia,"1962 Rachel Carson,"Silent Spring & the U.S. ban"although the concern for ddt on the wildlife began in the 1950's ,in 1962 JOHN KENNEDY, asked his Science Advisory Committee to investigate.

the E.D.F.( environmentalists) sued and the U.S.Court of Appeals ordered the E.P.A.to begin deregistration of d.d.t. in 1971.

I did post the whole item; as such I told the story. You're the one who cherry-picks, just like Sean Hannity and those fun folks at Fox News.

The fact is that while President Kennedy may have asked for an investigation, no specific action was taken until (as you note) 1971, when Richard Nixon was President and his appointee, William Ruckelshaus was EPA head. They should be praised for that (for the record, this is the first time that I have ever praised Richard Nixon for anything). You called them Environmental Wackos. Therefore, as always, you are the one doing the demonizing.

Another point: there have been four RepubCon Presidents since Nixon: Ford, Reagan and the Bushes. Have any of them sought to relax the regulations against DDT? Why do you think?

I'll sum it up for you in a nutshell. DDT caused the eggshell of many species of birds, especially birds of prey, to become too thin and nesting failed year after year. The populations of these birds plummeted and it led to many endangered species. There isn't a link in the food chain that the environment can do without. It was banned, the populations bounced back, and despite this, people here aren't dying of malaria.

Again, a U.S.Court of Appeals Judiciary banned DDT,not The Executive branch of Government .

RE: Bhopal,India ,wikipedia Stanley Chesley, the leader of the legal group (100 plus ) who attempted and failed to get the U.S.Supreme Court to hear the plant explosion case in the U.S. his group financed the attempt and lost in court.

His wife is a federal judge. he became a multimillionaire by suing corporations. he is called the "Master OF Disaster".He was indicted for stealing from his clients awards, recently in federal court.

a major fundraiser for both Clintons ?????

Some, who know him well, claim he was a typical "ambulance chasing lawyer", in the first class section of Delta planes from Cinn. to N.Y.C.

"Again, a U.S.Court of Appeals Judiciary banned DDT,not The Executive branch of Government ."

What we have here is classic, purposeful myopia by a person ignorant of how government and regulatory agencies work.

A lawsuit was brought by an interested group of citizens -this could just as easily have been a pro-business group, Government issued a regulation and interested parties with an opposing point sued to block the new rules.

Based on evidence present, they lost.

That's all dittohead.

All that a thin intellect such as you can see is the fact that the process was begun during a Democratic administration.

BTW: If it's not too much to ask, you might read the -science- on DDT's effect on humans.

I didn't "proved" anything like that and I stay with my original statement, gramps. DDT was banned in 1971, when Richard Nixon was President. Period. No RepubCon President has sought to change that regulation.

I will defer to what Crapper said on DDT's impact. You didn't respond to that. Mosquitos and similar insects have been handled very well without DDT.

if one reads Wiki (ddt) to "Uses Against Malaria " : the World Health Organization in 2008 states that it esimates 243 million cases of MALARIA and 863,000 Deaths (mostly children).89 % of the deaths were in Africa.12 countries now use DDT, and the number expects to increase.

take your pick: insects,wildlife .....OR HUMAN BEINGS ?

My relative contracted malaria during WWll, in the Pacific. It is not curable and disables the victim all his life.Quinine was the relief drug.

My wife has cultivated a lovely flower and vegetable garden in our rear yard, here in Bayside. the property is not near any water source. At this time of the summer ,she can not tend to the garden because of the swarming mosquitos. why are they so plentiful ? None of the repellents are working.

Could they be coming from the 42nd avenue puddles of stagnate rain that last for weeks ?

If the D.O.H.or E.P.A. reads this ,do your job. maybe you can sue the NYC dept of Transportation and Highways for negligence.

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